Ever Heard Of Telephone Etiquette?

  

Date Posted: 11/26/2012 11:47:46 PM

Posted By: Brendah Aroko  Membership Level: Gold  Total Points: 3317

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I have an aunt of mine who would never pick her call during meal time and then she would call back after finishing her meal. I think it''s crazy but when I asked her about it she was like, you can''t handle two masters at a time. She gave me an example of a situation in which you receive a call informing you that someone is ill or has been injured or died somewhere, it is obviously going to interfere with your appetite or even when you are being scolded by your boss, it will spoil your mood and you''ll end up quitting your meal.
I asked about, if it were an emergency and the person calling needed to talk to her urgently, well she said that emergencies are inevitable and so you can''t sit and wait for a call and assume that it will be an emergency.
I got the point and I though to myself that that would be a great idea but I really doubt if i can handle it. I can never look at my phone ringing and assume that am not going to pick it up. Why? Because At first I need to save on airtime and when someone calls it makes me really happy because I won''t have to spend my airtime calling them. The other reason is because I don''t see any sense in assuming a call calling them later. It won''t really make a difference.
I wonder how many like me who would never pick a call during meal time. It is not possible for several of us but I think we should give it a try. What it needs is self discipline. Don''t stay with your phone ever in your hand or by your side. Put is somewhere particular so that you don''t

baby it around the house or office. You should obviously consider the distance from you so that you hear it ringing.
Having and setting a part time for yourself and your family will also mean that you switch off your phone when they area round and give them the attention that they deserve. These phones are distractions that we should not let take up all our time.If it were a church sermon, I would call on people to take up the challenge together with me and practice phone etiquette and so because it is a different scenario, I will ask those willing to try and start practicing these habits and tell me if it is beneficial or meaningless.

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